Descartes Systems Group has acquired Customs Info LLC, a U.S.-based provider of trade data content to populate global trade management systems and streamline trade automation.
BravoSolution has entered into a partnership with SharedClarity to negotiate and manage contracts for the acquisition of medical devices by healthcare systems.
LLamasoft Inc., a vendor of supply-chain design software, has developed a new release of Transportation Guru, its application for transportation network design.
Arena Solutions, a provider of cloud-based applications for product lifecycle management, has developed a new tool for discrete engineering and manufacturing.
E2open Inc., a provider of cloud-based software for collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks, has entered into a strategic alliance with KPMG LLP, the U.S.-based audit, tax and advisory firm.
The European Union's top antitrust official has opened an investigation into the way countries including Ireland provide tax arrangements that enable big multinational corporations like Apple to reduce their tax bills worldwide.
A recent TAKE Supply Chain survey indicated that the primary reason companies choose to outsource some or all of their manufacturing or distribution activities is cost reduction. This was the number one reason chosen by 61 percent of survey respondents across all global regions. However, a frequent issue faced by companies after the outsourcing project goes live is that they're not achieving their expected cost savings. Two common causes for this disconnect are vague contract terms or metrics, and manual processes.
